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DIMINUTIVES

DIMINUTIVES. I understand how diminutives are formed . A diminutive implies that something is small. It may be small in size or years duck - duckling. It may be a term of endearment Frog - Froggy. Making a diminutive …. Diminutives can be made by adding a suffix

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DIMINUTIVES

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  1. DIMINUTIVES I understand how diminutives are formed .

  2. A diminutive implies that something is small. It may be small in size or years duck - duckling It may be a term of endearment Frog - Froggy

  3. Making a diminutive… • Diminutives can be made by adding a suffix book + let - booklet • Diminutives can be made by adding a prefix mini + skirt - miniskirt They can even be a different word altogether! Dog - puppy

  4. Prefixes that make things small • Mini • Micro • Nano How many diminutives can you think of starting with these prefixes?

  5. Suffixes that make things small • ling • y • ette • ock • let • en • kin How many diminutives can you think of ending with these suffixes?

  6. What are these diminutives for? • Calf • Foal • Lamb • Kid • Cub • kitten

  7. Can you change these words into diminutives? bus pig cow mini + bus pig + let cow = calf minibus piglet calf

  8. Silly diminutives • Why not invent your own diminutives! For example what might you call a baby alien? An alienette

  9. Now you try… • Think of diminutives for these words. crisp burger monster carrot

  10. We can often add ‘y’ to create a diminutive. • Look at these nick names … Sam Jones – Jonesy Alex Smith – Smithy Bill - Billy Can you change your name into adiminutive?

  11. What is a diminutive?

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